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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001555
Samuel P. Massie Academy
3301 Regency Pkwy, Forestville, MD 20747 · (301) 669-1120 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Maryland public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
446 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
35.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.9pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Samuel P. Massie Academy
Samuel P. Massie Academy's state test result (17.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel P. Massie Academy this school | 477 | 93.5% | 17.3% |
| Kettering Elementary Upper Marlboro | 415 | 92.0% | 27.5% |
| Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy Baltimore | 433 | 92.8% | 20.6% |
| City Springs Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 483 | 88.2% | 24.6% |
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 510 | 87.8% | 14.8% |
| Montebello Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 542 | 88.6% | 21.8% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Samuel P. Massie Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #821 of 853 | #129 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #853 of 853 ▼ 1 | #136 of 136 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #637 of 853 ▲ 193 | #78 of 136 ▲ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #432 of 898 | #57 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #470 of 857 | #103 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #816 of 857 | #133 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #33 of 885 | #25 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #114 of 551 | #27 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
-87 (-15%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 477 | 33.6 | 14.2:1 | 94% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 33.1 | 14.5:1 | 95% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 37.6 | 13.8:1 | 68% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 77% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 79% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 77% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 72% (477) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel P. Massie Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (622 to 477); teachers down 20% (42 to 33.6).
About Samuel P. Massie Academy
Samuel P. Massie Academy is a mid-sized elementary school based in Forestville, Maryland. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 477 students.
In Prince George's County Public Schools, 199 schools enroll a combined 132,693 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Samuel P. Massie Academy is Black, at 91%. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 59%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Samuel P. Massie Academy scores 16%.
Based on 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Samuel P. Massie Academy has a ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is similar, at 13.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 94%. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Samuel P. Massie Academy lands at D, ahead of 10% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Test results at Samuel P. Massie Academy are 1.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (17.3% actual, 18.9% predicted).
For Prince George's County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 203 public schools and about 132,693 students.
Samuel P. Massie Academy's closest public school neighbor is Andrew Jackson Academy, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 19.5% on proficiency, and Samuel P. Massie Academy is below that at 17.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Samuel P. Massie Academy is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Forestville
- Andrew Jackson AcademyElementary · 458 students
- North Forestville ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Longfields ElementaryElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Andrew Jackson Academy0.3 mi · 458
- William Beanes Elementary0.7 mi · 424
- Suitland High0.8 mi · 1,847
- Drew-Freeman Middle0.8 mi · 1,022
- Francis Scott Key Elementary1.1 mi · 451
- District Heights Elementary1.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Samuel P. Massie AcademyHow many students attend Samuel P. Massie Academy?
Samuel P. Massie Academy enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Samuel P. Massie Academy serve?
Samuel P. Massie Academy serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Samuel P. Massie Academy?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Samuel P. Massie Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Samuel P. Massie Academy?
At Samuel P. Massie Academy, the student body is approximately 8% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Samuel P. Massie Academy public or private?
Samuel P. Massie Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.